Caribbean Flags & Symbols
This country’s flag features a black triangle and blue and yellow stripes.
What is The Bahamas?
The first successful slave revolt in the Caribbean led to the independence of this country in 1804.
What is Haiti?
This dance style, known for its hip-swaying movements, originated in the Dominican Republic and is now danced worldwide.
What is bachata?
This Dominican dish is made from mashed green plantains, often served with onions.
What is mangú?
This country shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
What is Haiti?
This island’s flag has a trident (three-pronged spear) at the center.
What is Barbados?
Jamaica gained independence from this country in 1962.
What is the United Kingdom?
This pre-Lenten festival is celebrated with costumes, parades, and music in Trinidad and Tobago.
What is Carnival?
This Haitian soup is traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day to celebrate independence.
What is soup joumou?
This is the largest island in the Caribbean.
What is Cuba?
This nation’s flag is the only one in the world with purple on it.
What is Dominica?
This Caribbean island was the site of Christopher Columbus’ first landing in 1492.
What is The Bahamas?
This fast-paced, steel drum–driven music genre originated in Trinidad and Tobago and is closely tied to Carnival celebrations.
What is soca?
This Guyanese dish is a spicy meat stew traditionally served at Christmas.
What is pepperpot?
This Caribbean island is known as “The Spice Isle.”
What is Grenada?
This spice is represented on Grenada's flag and helped earn the country its nickname, "the Spice Isle."
What is nutmeg?
This Caribbean country’s capital was destroyed by a massive earthquake in 1692, leading to the rise of this main city.
What is Kingston, Jamaica?
This music and dance style is associated with the Garifuna people of Central America and the Caribbean.
What is punta?
The fruit in Jamaica’s national dish, ackee and saltfish, originally came from this region.
What is West Africa?
This is the smallest independent country by land area in the Western Hemisphere, located in the Caribbean.
What is Saint Kitts and Nevis?
This country’s coat of arms includes two hummingbirds, a ship, and three hills representing its famous Trinity Hills.
What is Trinidad and Tobago?
This federation of islands, formed in 1958, dissolved in 1962 after several members gained independence separately.
What is the West Indies Federation?
This religious and cultural practice of drumming, dancing, and spirit possession is an Afro-Cuban tradition blending Yoruba beliefs with Catholicism.
What is Santería?
This chicken curry of Guadeloupe and Martinique developed from Indian traditions brought by indentured laborers and adapted with local ingredients.
What is colombo?
What are the ABC islands?
What is Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao?